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The Journey
By Clyde E. Gumbs

 

So many say life is a journey

With destination never known

And if you think that is confusing

Have no fear you aren’t alone

 

When you are born inside this culture

Live a good life is what you’re told

Do the right things and be successful

Enjoy your life and die when old

 

So many seek to be successful

But what is it that they really mean

When you look at their behavior

What is there really to be seen?

 

A desire to be worthy

To be better than they are

And in seeking to be perfect

They are not likely to get far

 

Avoiding failure may attract them

Don’t make mistakes is what they’re told

Make sure you know what you are doing

Work hard and never be too bold

 

But to you who make the difference

Life is a very different game

Your journey looks so very different

Your journey never is the same

 

You do not seek your own perfection

To be worthy or improve

Your own success is not your focus

Or whether others will approve

 

You need not others’ adulation

Or great fortune and great fame

You need not search for validation

You care not if they know your name

 

But of one thing you can be certain

Of one thing there is no doubt

Your life is based on divine purpose

For you that’s all it is about

 

And when you live inside that purpose

You need be merely who you are

You need not search the world for answers

You need not venture very far

 

To surrender to that purpose

Is all you ever need to do?

To be used for divine purpose

To be the most inspired you

 

To be in spirit is the essence

Not merely what you say and do

A life inspired will inspire

Much more than you could ever do

 

The source of all that can inspire

Resides within your very soul

A life inspired and inspiring

Such a wonder to behold

 

Some accept the awesome journey

For them there is no other way

On the path of inspiration

Purpose fulfilled on every day

 

 
 
 
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